I am a sophmore is hs and I'm not afraid to pitch inside. If I hit him I hit him, it sux but im confident enough that i will get the next guy with out him reaching home. I'm not going to lie I have hit a couple people on purpose, 2 i can remember
1) A guy went cleats high(around the chest almost neck) on our ss on a steal and nothing by the ump, his next ab a meduim fb to the rear.
2) I hit a walk-off the first game i played agains this team, the next game my first ab i got plunked and the pitcher told me to walk-off on that one. he got plunked in the rear.
Thats the only 2 times i remeber throwin intentional. I have thrown close to back people and hit them but not intentional.
To tell a 9u kid to do this is crazy imo though. He could of hit a kid in the face. If i hear him say black and decker to me the next ab i would expect that inside pitch and drive him deep.